Ideas Matter
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But this was a signal and transformational election that transcended race. Amid the worst financial crisis in a generation, it marked a return of the idea that politics matters in people's lives and that government has a necessary and positive role in making America a better place. The fact that we have the right not to vote is one of the beauties of democracy--it's a sign of the true freedom that we have. But the fact that people turned out in record numbers to vote in this election suggests that our democracy is engaged, that people are taking their civic responsibility seriously. And it's a reminder, as Justice Louis Brandeis suggested, that the highest office in a democracy is not that of President but that of citizen.
Richard Stengel, MANAGING EDITOR
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